Students in Residence Halls Help with Katrina Relief
By Taryn Dameron

All across Campus, students in residence halls have been doing their part to help with Katrina relief. Several of the Campus’s 22 halls began Penny Wars and set up donation boxes last week to get students excited about helping with relief.

Hatch and Schurz Halls, as well as the Pershing Commons are participating in the collection. Groups compete by adding pennies to their jars for points and silver coins or dollars to other teams’ jars for negative points. Competition in Hatch and Schurz is between floors, with all proceeds going to the Red Cross. Hatch Hall completed their collection on Sept. 21, with a total donation of $1659.38.

In Pershing Commons, competition takes place between halls. Proceeds will be sent to the charity of each hall’s choice. Proceeds from Baker-Park and Gardner-Hyde Halls will go to the Red Cross; Cramer Hall will go to the United Way; Defoe Hall to St. Peter the Apostle School in Pascagoula, Ms.; Graham Hall to Habitat for Humanity; and Stafford Hall to the Salvation Army.

“I gave to Penny Wars because my roommate and another guy on my floor have family down there and I figured it was the least I could do. I am also ridiculously competitive,” Alex Rohr, freshman Hatch Hall journalism major said.

Other forms of contribution include a donation box in Lathrop Hall and individual fundraisers in Laws Hall. Excellence, Respect and Johnston Halls are still deciding how they plan to help.

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